Five reasons Chelsea should win the Premier League… and five ways they could mess it up

Chelsea's sixth straight Premier League win against Middlesbrough on Sunday sent them top of the table - but can Antonio Conte see the job through?

By Mark Fleming

21st November 2016,11:18 am

Updated: 21st November 2016,12:21 pm

CHELSEA are beginning to look like a title winning side under Antonio Conte after having gone 590 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League and striker Diego Costa finding the form of his life.

Here, we pick out five reasons why Chelsea should win the title race… and the five ways that could result in the Italian boss finishing his first season in charge empty handed.

1) Antonio Conte – The Italian is proving just how good a coach he is with 3-4-3 transformation.

He is debunking the myth Italian coaches are defensive. Turning Victor Moses in to a wing back is looking like a genius move and Belgian international Eden Hazard is playing with the freedom he lacked last season.

3) Proven winners – they are not a new team and basically have the same line up as they did as 2015 champions, plus N’Golo Kante who won the title in 2016. Compared with Arsenal and Liverpool and Spurs, only City have same title winning experience.

4) N’Golo Kante – he was the key to Leicester’s title winning campaign and could repeat the trick with Chelsea.

His brilliance in the midfield makes the 3-4-3 system work. The Frenchman makes this Chelsea tick.

5) Conte has got Chelsea’s world class players Diego Costa and Hazard playing better than ever. The Spanish international has even stopped getting into trouble.